EVERY ROAD HAS ITS SPRIGGS. Most blind and deaf people are not nearly so sensitive about their afflictions as we think they are. The ' Deaf Times,' - for instance, tells this story: The railway chairman was explaining his reorganisation of the staff, and came to Spriggs. The chief shareholder gasped: - Spriggs! What on earth can he do? Why, he is so deaf that he can't hear thunder! What post have yon given him?" "I think you will agree," returned the chairman, stiffly, " that the directors understand their business thoroughly. Mr Spriggs will attend each day and hear all complaints from passengers.*' In KOLA-NIP you get a stimulant for the tired, a refreshment for-the hot, a quencher for the thirsty. A tablespoonful in aerated water makes, a- cooling, nonalcoholic drink. Hotels and etoros.— [Advt.].
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Evening Star, Issue 16662, 19 February 1918, Page 7
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132Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 16662, 19 February 1918, Page 7
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